In a race designed to give Victorian youngsters a chance to perform in a clockwise direction, Sydney filly Sheer Style has come out on top.

Despite her experience racing in the opposite direction to Victoria, the odds-one favourite veered out on the home turn but fought on doggedly to win the $200,000 Magic Millions Clockwise Classic (1000m) at Ballarat.

Prize money earned counts towards a start in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast in January.

Sheer Style is trained at Hawkesbury by Garry Frazer who admitted he had been unaware of the race until a couple of weeks ago.

“It goes to show I should have been looking at the programs down here,” Frazer said.

Sheer Style was favourite based on her last-start second to Earthquake, the nominal favourite for the Blue Diamond Stakes in February.

Ridden by Jason Collett, Sheer Style ($1.85) appeared to be headed by $14 chance Geromayo but rallied to beat her rival by a length.

“I’d say she wasn’t really that comfortable on the heavy track,” Frazer said.

“She’s probably better on top of the ground. She can have a break now and we’ll see where we end up.”

Collett said Sheer Style could be a bit highly strung and may have shied at the winning post.

“That’s her type of temperament,” he said.

“She looks around a lot and in time might be a horse that appreciates the addition of blinkers.

“I said to Garry from day one she’s natural early running type.

“She can be a bit nervy but today she was lovely and relaxed and took it all in.”

Sheer Style was knocked down to Frazer for $255,000 at the Magic Millions sale, about $100,000 more than he had originally anticipated spending.

First prize money at Ballarat has taken her earnings to more than $153,000 from her three starts.